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Lindsay Petrick What do you think the general mood of your art style is? I think the mood of my paintings generally is conflicting...a lot of the times my work seems humorous and somber at the same time. but I think what matters is how the viewer sees my work or the message they get from it.Do your characters enjoy their lives or live in misery? I don't think the characters I paint are in misery at all...I think they are very serious about what they have to communicate to you whether you understand it right away or not. they work very hard for me, and I take good care of them and make sure they all make it into a good home :)Have you ever had a horrible sunburn? Yes...although I am very careful with the sun...I like my pasty irish skin...unfortunately my sister (who my painting "sunburn" is about) is not happy with the color of her skin, so she goes through horrible measures to try and make it as dark golden brown as she can...but we are irish, so it just turns red.
Have you ever been attacked by a swarm of horseflies? Yup. Grew up with a pool surrounded by crop fields...as soon as the horseflies heard the sound of splashing water they were right there ready to feast on us.What color best conveys your artistic messages? Depends on the painting. There are obviously colors that I tend to use more frequently...but I will use what is necessary to convey the message of the painting.What medium (pencil, paint, bass relief) do you most rely on? Why? I mostly use acrylics. Ii like them because they dry so quickly...I like to be able work quickly. For the longest time I was using watercolors, which I still have a great love for, but I switched to acrylic because I needed a change and I wanted to be able to layer my paint faster.
What confuses you the most? Space and time...What's the most important body part on men and women respectively? I really enjoy looking at hands and eyes.What work of yours best symbolizes your personality? Probably my newest piece...."save the pandas" but I think thats the rule...My work changes with my mood and my current situation, so my next piece will be a better symbol of my personality and so on.Please explain to me what "TV on radio" is supposed to mean/be about, I am completely confused. Tv on the Radio is a band. the painting is a portrait of them I did when their album "return to cookie mountain" came out. The piece is somewhat intuitive...I did sketches while listening to the album.Why do you think your work goes so well with bars, wine, and alcohol in general? I don't know...perhaps maybe you should tell me! I decided to do wine labels because I enjoy looking at wine labels so much and I get a lot of pleasure out of buying a bottle of alcohol with really great art on it. Its like owning a little affordable treasure, and if the alcohol is good it makes it all the better. I thought that making labels would probably be just as fun as collecting them and it proved to be true!
What should we be drinking while perusing your art? Lambic. It's classy....fruity...and a bit exotic...and I love it...so that says something right?What do you drink while you're creating? Normally water. I drink a lot of water.What's your favorite insect? Why? I love beetles! I find them to be very fascinating beasts...they have very interesting shells with an enormous range of colors and patterns...some of them are even iridescent. Ihey are really strong too.Do you think convicted felons should be able to profit from their artwork? I think it depends on their felony and how far they have come since they were thrown in jail...but yes. I think its a great incentive...I live in baltimore so I see so many homeless people and its really sad...a lot of these people get thrown out onto the streets with nothing after their sentence is up....and I can't imagine how hard it is to get yourself motivated or on the right track even with nothing but the clothes on your back. I think profiting from art while in jail is a great start to a new life and even something to look forward to.
Where did you grow up? Did that have a bearing on your artistic development? I grew up in a very small redneck town on the eastern shore of Maryland. My mother was real big into country crafts and I would help her out every year during the holidays to make her ornaments and whatever else. She always had me paint the faces for her, so I think that had a pretty big impact on my passion for painting people. You will also see that there tends to be a lot of nature and animals that pop up into my work. Growing up back in the woods put me in contact with a lot of nature and a lot of animals. Unfortunately I didn't get any formal training until I was about 16 or so. I signed up for private sessions with a nature watercolorist...this is when I first began to really see the world differently.Who have you drawn the most support from over the years? What do you give back to or want to give back to them? That person is definitely my mom. She gets first dibs on all my paintings, because I am very thankful that she let me go through with my dream of becoming an artist...I am thankful that she believed in me enough to let me put my future financial situation at risk for my love of art...so besides love....I give her my heart and soul...my work.Where have you always wanted your art displayed? Do you think it'll get there? California and France....galleries in particular? Doesn't really matter. I am very hopeful. I try to get my work out as much as possible so perhaps one day!
If Satan appeared before you and offered you anything for your immortal soul what would you ask for? Happiness...thats really all that mattersWhat do you believe your art contributes to the world? Giggles and contemplation. It seems like their first reaction is to laugh...and then I often get emails a day or two later asking me questions about the work. I like that about my work....I like that its easy to look at but sticks in peoples minds and makes them think and wonder.What category would you put your art into, what movement or group of artists do you best fit in with? Thats kind of tricky...and I often try to answer that question myself. It scares me a little because I have such a hard time putting my art into one category. but then I think...but aren't we artists...how come we are trying so hard to fit into a category? Isn't our goal to do something new...and something different? Anyway...I am definitely an illustrator...but I am a portrait artist too...and I consider my art to be pop as well. so yeah I dunno...I need to keep thinking about that one.
How long does it take to create one piece, how much sweat? Well each painting is different....the initial process takes a while...something will normally happen to me, like meeting an interesting person, reading about politics, hearing a really great song, and it sparks something in my soul. I keep it in the back of my head for a while and try to figure out what it means and why it became an interest of mine. Then I begin sketching...shortly after I begin painting. I always know I am halfway through a painting when I absolutely hate it. I will leave it alone for a day...but I will constantly look at it and try to figure out what needs to be changed. Then I finish it. One painting is practically a week of work. Lots of head scratching but no sweat. I enjoy it.What's your last word on the matter, what else have you got on your mind? I think everyone is an artist...we all have a right brain, we just need to figure out how to exercise it properly.<< Back To Artist Interviews |
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